In Photos: Midwest In Snow 2015

Vehicles move slowly on the road as snow falls Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Wheeling, Ill. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The National Weather Service forecast 20 degrees or lower across six states from North Dakota to Illinois.

This is the season’s first major snow for the region. 

In Chicago, residents were digging out of more than 11 inches of snow.

A car moves slowly on the road during a snowstorm, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Northbrook, Ill. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Cars are covered by snow in rental car parking lot at O’Hare International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Chicago. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Daron Jones, University of Wisconsin’s associate director of events and operations, trudges through the snow-covered west stands before an NCAA college football game between Wisconsin and Northwestern at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

A woman cleans snow from her car on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Northbrook, Ill. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Crews at Montini High School work to remove snow from the field before the Class 6A semifinal high school football game against Prairie Ridge in Lombard, Ill. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (Daniel White/Daily Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT

Snow covers the roof of a barn north of Independence, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with more than a foot of snow and more was on the way Saturday, creating hazardous travel conditions and flight delays. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP) MAGS OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Eastern States Tornado and Thunderstorms Killed 5 – Photos

Severe thunderstorms swept through several Eastern states.

At least five people were killed; four of them were killed after a tornado destroyed homes in upstate New York.

The disaster also destroyed and damaged a lot of houses and caused a power cut off to nearly 200,000 people.

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Photos: Tornadoes Strike Central, Southern U.S. Killed 21

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

At least 21 people were killed after ferocious storms and tornadoes tore down buildings and causing mass destruction in the southern United States.

Hundreds others were injured.

Most of the deaths occurred on Sunday after tornadoes hit Arkansas and other states.

Monday’s twister in Tupelo, one of several to tear across Mississippi, damaged hundreds of homes and businesses, downed power lines and tore up trees, the National Weather Service said.

After the Monday’s tornado in Tulopo, officials imposed an 8 p.m. (0100 GMT) curfew and in some residential areas were closed off as emergency crews checked downed power lines and gas leaks.

The storm system later pushed into parts of Alabama, where emergency officials said at least two people were killed at a trailer park near Athens, Alabama. 

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said at least 15 people had died statewide in the storm. 

Nine of the victims on Sunday came from the same street in Vilonia, a town with a population of about 4,100.

State authorities reported that one person was killed in Oklahoma, one in Iowa and another one in Kansas,

The National Weather Service said the threat of tornadoes will last for several days as a strong weather system interacts with a large area of unstable air across the central and southern United States.

According to AP News, The National Weather Service posted tornado watches and warnings around Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia that were in effect through Monday night.

Here are some photos of the aftermath…

Twisted trees and power lines remain in a residential block near Military Avenue following the tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Sunday, April 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer )

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Piles of cars and remnants of home are scattered along Cemetery Street in Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year’s storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

A home is covered by debris from a tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Travel trailers and motor homes are piled on top of each other at Mayflower RV in Mayflower, Ark., April 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

A home is covered by debris from a tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Buildings are damaged along Gloucester Street after a tornado in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, April 28, 2014.T ornados flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and injured numerous people in Mississippi and Alabama on Monday as a massive, dangerous storm system passed over several states in the South, threatening additional twisters as well as severe thunderstorms, damaging hail and flash floods. (AP Photo/The Daily Mississippian, Thomas Graning)

A demolished car sits on North Gloster Street across from what remains of a shell gas station in Tupelo, Miss, after a tornado touched down on Monday, April 28, 2014. At least three tornados flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and injured an unknown number of people in Mississippi and Alabama on Monday as a massive, dangerous storm system passed over several states in the South, threatening additional twisters as well as severe thunderstorms, damaging hail and flash floods. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)

The remains of the Purvis’ home in Vilonia, Arkansas. (Yahoo News/Jason Sickles)

Buildings are damaged along Gloucester Street after a tornado in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, April 28, 2014.T ornados flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and injured numerous people in Mississippi and Alabama on Monday as a massive, dangerous storm system passed over several states in the South, threatening additional twisters as well as severe thunderstorms, damaging hail and flash floods. (AP Photo/The Daily Mississippian, Thomas Graning)

Buildings are damaged along Gloucester Street after a tornado in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, April 28, 2014.T ornados flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and injured numerous people in Mississippi and Alabama on Monday as a massive, dangerous storm system passed over several states in the South, threatening additional twisters as well as severe thunderstorms, damaging hail and flash floods. (AP Photo/The Daily Mississippian, Thomas Graning)

The remains of the Purvis’ home in Vilonia, Arkansas. (Yahoo News/Jason Sickles)

Hunter Allred attempts to coax out a cat that was underneath a home along Clayton Ave in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, April 28, 2014. Allred was helping the home’s owner who had returned looking for pets after a severe weather system blew through the South. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Brad Vest)

In Photos: Deep Freeze Across The U.S.

The waterfalls at Falls Park sit frozen with just a trickle of water flowing underneath, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The city and surrounding areas were under a wind chill advisory Sunday afternoon with wind chills levels expected to dip as low as 55 degrees below zero. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)

On Sunday, the National Weather Service posted an advisory on its website saying:

“The coldest temperatures in almost two decades will spread into the northern and central U.S. today behind an arctic cold front.”
“Combined with gusty winds, these temperatures will result in life-threatening wind chill values as low as 60 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit/ -51 Celsius).”

Experts warned that in the weather that cold, frostbite can set in on uncovered skin in a matter of minutes.

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Green Bay is seen frozen from the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum on the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Green Bay. Temperatures not seen in years are likely to set records in the coming days across the U.S. Midwest, Northeast and South, creating dangerous travel conditions and prompting church and school closures. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

The waterfalls at Falls Park sit frozen with just a trickle of water flowing underneath, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The city and surrounding areas were under a wind chill advisory Sunday afternoon with wind chills levels expected to dip as low as 55 degrees below zero. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)

A Crestwood motorist tries to get his car moving along Watson Road in St. Louis as heavy snow falls on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Snow-covered roads, high winds and ice were creating dangerous driving conditions from Missouri to Delaware on Sunday ahead of a “polar vortex” that’ll bring below-zero temperatures not seen in years to much of the nation in the coming days, likely setting records. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)

A garden gnome sits up to its chin in snow Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in St. Louis. Snow that began in parts of Missouri Saturday night picked up intensity after dawn Sunday with several inches of snow on the ground by midmorning and more on the way. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

In Photos: Midwest Tornadoes

A view of part of Washington, Ill. is seen from Mackenzie Street in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 after a tornado moved through the area. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter and even prompting officials at Soldier Field in Chicago to evacuate the stands and delay the Bears game. (AP Photo/Alex Kareotes)

Reuters reported that, the city of Washington, Illinois, was hard-hit by what the National Weather Service called a “large and extremely dangerous” tornado, with photos showing buildings reduced to rubble and homes torn in half in the city of 15,000 people some 145 miles southwest of Chicago. 

U.S. weather officials said that a fast-moving storm system spawned multiple tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, threatening some 53 million people across 10 Midwestern states on Sunday

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Washington, Ill., firefighters stand in the middle of Devonshire Street on the North side of Washington, Ill., after a tornado leveled at least fifty homes, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. High winds that followed the tornado are causing danger as homeowners and emergency workers try to search homes. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)

Chuck Phillips looks out at the destruction that tore off part of his roof and left houses around him destroyed after a tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il.,Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Fred Zwicky) MANDATORY CREDIT

A garage in the Town of Hustisford collapsed and walls were turned inside-out after severe weather moved through the area Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/Dodge County Emergency Management, Joseph Meagher)

Webster Groves firefighters Chris Manita, center, and Matt Grossenhieder climb over a tree that fell on a house on Clydehurst Drive in Webster Groves, Mo., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. The residents of the house were home at the time the tree fell but were not injured. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across a number of Midwestern states Sunday, causing damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter and even prompting officials at Soldier Field in Chicago to evacuate the stands and delay the Bears game. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson)

Josh Ramsey recovers items from a house of a family friend after a tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Ill., hitting right about noon Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Fred Zwicky)

A tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il.,Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Fred Zwicky)

A view of part of Washington, Ill. is seen from Mackenzie Street in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 after a tornado moved through the area. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter and even prompting officials at Soldier Field in Chicago to evacuate the stands and delay the Bears game. (AP Photo/Alex Kareotes)

Colorado Flooding-Day 5: Weld County Badly Hit-Photos

A flood-destroyed car lies submerged in mud and debris in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

It is still raining in the eastern Colorado for the fifth day on Saturday, causing more damages to the flooded area as rivers overflow their banks.

Houses, roads, farms and bridges are damaged and destroyed by the flood waters and landslides.

One of the hardest hit areas are in Weld County where the swollen St. Vrain, Big Thompson and Cache La Poudre rivers empty into the South Platte River.

Sean Conway, a commissioner of rural Weld County, said that, “This is a five hundred to a hundred years flood.”

The National Weather Service said that some areas have seen more than 15 inches of rain in a span of three days, which is above average rainfall totals for an entire year.

National Guard troops and local emergency crews team up on search and rescue missions.

The seasonal monsoon rains started on Monday and by Wednesday night, flood waters flowed down from the mountain canyons into the foothills, particularly Boulder.

Ashlee Herring, a spokeswoman for the Boulder Office of Emergency Management said, “All the roads on the western side of the county are lost – they’re gone.”

A destroyed house with furniture still intact inside is seen in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Further downstream in Morgan County, the farming communities of Weldona, Goodrich, Muir Springs and Orchard were under evacuation orders.

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Main Street is seen covered with several feet of mud in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Main Street is cut in half with James Creek at the entrance to Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A chair lies under a destroyed house in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A destroyed house lies piled up against a tree in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Boulder County road workers walk down the flood-destroyed Main Street in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A resident rides down Main Street with his dog in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A destroyed house with furniture still intact inside is seen in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Boulder County workers look at a destroyed house in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A flood-destroyed car lies partially submerged in mud and debris in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A destroyed house lies on the banks of the James Creek in Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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Colorado Flooding Leaves Three People Dead

People shovel dirt and debris to create dikes to help divert water from their homes as heavy rains cause severe flooding in Boulder, Colorado September 12, 2013. (REUTERS/Mark Leffingwell)

In Colorado, heavy rains and scarring from recent wildfires sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides early Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 causing flash floods.

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At least three people were killed and another person is still missing.

The flood toppled buildings and stranded motorists.

Three cars fell into the creek when the bridge on a business access road at Highway 287 and Dillon Road at the Broomfield and Lafayette border collapsed.

Access to the mountain community of Lyons has been completely cut off because of by the flood.

The rains transformed Boulder Creek, into a raging torrent that spilled over its banks and flooded adjacent parking lots and streets.

St. Vrain River has also overflowed.

The city of Boulder and some other towns along the Front Range of the Rockies were especially hard hit as flood waters came down from the rain-soaked mountainsides.

The flooding was reported all along the Front Range, from Colorado Springs to north of Fort Collins but Boulder County was hardest hit, with up to 6 inches of rain falling over 12 hours.

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People shovel dirt and debris to create dikes to help divert water from their homes as heavy rains cause severe flooding in Boulder, Colorado September 12, 2013. (REUTERS/Mark Leffingwell)

A man (requested his name not be used) tries to untangle debris that have been washed down to his home after severe flooding in Boulder, Colorado September 12, 2013. (REUTERS/Mark Leffingwell)

A torrent of water rushes alongside a swamped house following flash flooding near Left Hand Canyon, south of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

A bridge collapse on a business access road at Highway 287 and Dillon Road at the Broomfield/Lafayette border, Colo., after flash flooding causes 3 cars to fall in the creek on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick)

A man takes a photograph of the overflowing St. Vrain River following overnight flash flooding, one mile east of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

A home and car are stranded after a flash flood in Coal Creek destroyed the bridge near Golden, Colorado September 12, 2013. Flooding in Colorado left two people dead, prompted hundreds to be evacuated, caused building collapses and stranded cars, officials said. (REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

Culverts and a boat are piled up after a flash flood in Coal Creek destroyed bridges near Golden, Colorado September 12, 2013. Flooding in Colorado left two people dead, prompted hundreds to be evacuated, caused building collapses and stranded cars, officials said. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A section of Highway 72 is missing after a flash flood tore through Coal Creek near Golden, Colorado September 12, 2013. Flooding in Colorado left two people dead, prompted hundreds to be evacuated, caused building collapses and stranded cars, officials said. (REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

A home is stranded after a flash flood in Coal Creek destroyed the bridge near Golden, Colorado September 12, 2013. Flooding in Colorado left two people dead, prompted hundreds to be evacuated, caused building collapses and stranded cars, officials said. (REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

The overflowing St. Vrain River swamps structures following overnight flash flooding, one mile east of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

The overflowing St. Vrain River swamps structures following overnight flash flooding, one mile east of Lyons, Colo., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

A woman views dangerously high Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Photos: Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Storm

Massive thunderstorms have swept across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, knocking out power to thousands of people and causing some flash flooding in certain areas.

Here are photos of the storm and the aftermath.

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Ed Zunino and Kenny Price with Tree Huggerz clears debris from a home after a storm passed through, Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Hockessin, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)

Flood water inundates the town of Spencer, W.Va., Thursday, June 13, 2013. The flooding forced the evacuation of Roane County’s 911 center and closed roads in the Spencer area, said Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management director of operations Terrance Lively. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)

The tail end of the severe line of storms that hit the Washington DC region Thursday afternoon passes over a field on June 13, 2013 in Davidsonville, MD (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post)

A Tree is uprooted during a thunderstorm damaging a house on the 600 block of N. Bradford St. Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Dover, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Gary Emeigh)

Storm clouds push toward downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A Spencer resident wrings flood water out his mop as he begins the long task of cleaning up after flood waters overtook the town of Spencer, W.Va., Thursday, June 13, 2013. The West Virginia National Guard sent personnel to assist in Roane County after several inches of rain prompted flash flooding Thursday. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)

Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)

Storm clouds push toward downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Post-storm clouds catch the setting sun above the King and Queen building in Sandy Springs on Thursday evening June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)

Passing motorist Charles Jenkins, right, helps Lynchburg firefighters move branches of a tree that was blown over during the storm, blocking the southbound lanes of U.S. 501 through Lynchburg, Va. Thursday, June 13, 2013. About 140,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Virginia after a powerful storm pummeled the state. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce)

Clean up crews work on a large tree the crashed down blocking any access to the Charter Oaks development along Old Lancaster Pike as a quick moving storm rolls over the area Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Hockessin, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson

Passing motorists Charles Jenkins (center) and Tyler Hackworth (center right) work with members of the Lynchburg Fire Department to clear a tree that fell due to heavy winds across the southbound lanes of U.S. 501 in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce)

Drivers maneuver to turn around on Bell Branch road after a severe line of storms hit the Washington DC region Thursday afternoon knocking out power with high winds falling trees and branches on June 13, 2013 in Davidsonville, MD (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A storm blows in to Washington, D.C. Thursday June 13, 2013. The storm front spawned tornadoes and damage across the Ohio Valley before hitting the Washington area (Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)

Ed Zunino and Kenny Price with Tree Huggerz clears debris from a home after a storm passed through, Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Hockessin, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)

Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Post-storm clouds catch the setting sun on the Connector in midtown Atlanta on Thursday evening June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)

Photos: 5 Dead In May 31 Oklahoma City Area Tornado

Cars that were damaged by a tornado in parking lot at Canadian Valley Technical Center on State Highway 66, west of Banner Road, Friday May 31, 2013 in El Reno, Okla. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)

Tornadoes slams Oklahoma City and its suburbs during the evening rush hour on Friday, May 13, 2013.

Moore had limited damage from this storm activity.

Five people were killed and more than forty people were being treated for storm-related injuries.

At least three major tornadoes had touched down and according to a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, Tim Oram, it was difficult to know exactly how many tornadoes had touched down.

The disaster caused havoc on Interstate 40 and people were trapped  in their vehicles.

Part of the streets were flooded to a depth of 4 feet.

According to Betsy Randolph, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Petrol, a mother and baby were killed on Friday while traveling on Interstate 40, just west of Oklahoma City, when their vehicle was picked up by the storm and they were sucked out of it.

Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that two of the five deaths in Oklahoma on Friday occurred in Union City and one was in El Reno, in rural areas west of Oklahoma City.

Television images showed downed power lines and tossed cars as the storm systems dumped at least 3 inches of rain, stranding motorists in flood water.

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Weather Channel’s Tornado Hunt 2013 Vehicle Hit by Tornado

Residents retrieve belongings from a home destroyed by the tornados that tore through central Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013 in Union City Okla. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

A man on a motorcycle drives through flood water on Western Ave. at NW 5th Street in Oklahoma City on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Rescue personnel stand near overturned trucks in an industrial park after strong storms moved through the area Friday, May 31, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Residents try to pass through a flooded intersection in Downtown Oklahoma City after multiple tornado’s passed through Central Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

Rescue personnel stand near overturned trucks in an industrial park after strong storms moved through the area Friday, May 31, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

A pickup passes by tornado debris in the Westbound lane of Interstate-40, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. REUTERS/Bill Waugh

Tornado debris and downed power lines are seen at Interstate-40 Westbound as traffic slowly passes in the opposite direction of Interstate-40, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. REUTERS/Bill Waugh

A large storm cell, which reportedly produced a multiple vortex tornado, passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for parts of Oklahoma on Friday, describing weather conditions as “particularly dangerous” a day after more than a dozen reported twisters ripped through the region. REUTERS/Bill Waugh

At least 51 dead after tornado strikes outside Oklahoma City1:42 At least 51 people are dead after a devastating tornado struck outside Oklahoma City. The storm leveled two schools and countless homes. Marlie Hall reports.

Massive tornado ravages Oklahoma City area5:33 Moore, Oklahoma was devastated by a massive tornado that carried winds of up to 200 mph.

Aerial Photos: Moore, Oklahoma May 20 Tornado Aftermath

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

These photos from the Oklahoma National Guard show the widespread destruction from Monday’s tornadoes.

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According to the National Weather Service, the twister churned a path 1.3 miles wide and 17 miles long.

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“It is a barren wasteland,” said Shannon Galarneau, of her hometown of Moore, Okla. Her 10-year-old neice is missing, she told Yahoo! News. “Everything is leveled.” This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)

An aerial view shows Briarwood Elementary with vehicles thrown about after Monday’s tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. At least 24 people, including nine children, were killed in the massive tornado that flattened homes and a school in Moore, on Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A scene of the destruction in Moore, Okla., seen from a plane on Monday. (Holly Bailey/ Yahoo! News)

A scene of the destruction in Moore, Okla., seen from a plane on Monday. (Holly Bailey/ Yahoo! News)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)